senate Bill S5489

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to exceptions from registration requirements for nonresident pharmacies in certain cases

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Actions

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Assembly Actions - Lowercase
Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
May 24, 2022 referred to higher education
delivered to assembly
passed senate
May 02, 2022 advanced to third reading
Apr 27, 2022 2nd report cal.
Apr 26, 2022 1st report cal.880
Jan 05, 2022 referred to higher education
returned to senate
died in assembly
Jun 09, 2021 referred to higher education
delivered to assembly
passed senate
ordered to third reading cal.1693
committee discharged and committed to rules
Mar 09, 2021 referred to higher education

Votes

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Apr 26, 2022 - Higher Education committee Vote

S5489
11
0
committee
11
Aye
0
Nay
0
Aye with Reservations
0
Absent
0
Excused
0
Abstained
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Higher Education Committee Vote: Apr 26, 2022

Jun 9, 2021 - Rules committee Vote

S5489
19
0
committee
19
Aye
0
Nay
2
Aye with Reservations
0
Absent
0
Excused
0
Abstained
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S5489 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §6808-b, Ed L

S5489 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Permits an exception from registration for nonresident pharmacies in cases of a specific patient need or a declared public health emergency under certain conditions.

S5489 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S5489 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5489
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               March 9, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  BROUK  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Higher Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to  the  registration  of
   nonresident  pharmacies,  manufacturers,  wholesalers  and outsourcing
   facilities that deliver prescription drugs  to  other  establishments,
   authorized prescribers and patients residing in this state
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 6808-b of the  education  law,  as
 amended  by  chapter  567  of  the  laws  of 2002, is amended to read as
 follows:
   2. Registration. (A) All nonresident establishments that  ship,  mail,
 or  deliver prescription drugs and/or devices to other registered estab-
 lishments, authorized prescribers, and/or patients into this state shall
 be registered with the department; except that such  registration  shall
 not  apply  to  intra-company transfers between any division, affiliate,
 subsidiaries, parent or other entities under complete  common  ownership
 and  control.  The  provisions of this subdivision shall apply solely to
 nonresident establishments and shall not affect any other  provision  of
 this article.
   (B)  NOTWITHSTANDING  THE  PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTICLE, AN UNREGISTERED
 NONRESIDENT ESTABLISHMENT MAY SHIP, MAIL, OR DELIVER PRESCRIPTION  DRUGS
 AND/OR  DEVICES TO REGISTERED ESTABLISHMENTS IN THIS STATE IN CASES OF A
 SPECIFIC PATIENT NEED OR A DECLARED PUBLIC  HEALTH  EMERGENCY,  PROVIDED
 THAT:
   (I) THE UNLICENSED ESTABLISHMENT IS APPROPRIATELY LICENSED IN ITS HOME
 STATE,  AND  DOCUMENTATION OF THE LICENSE VERIFICATION CAN BE MAINTAINED
 BY THE RESIDENT ESTABLISHMENT;
   (II) IN CASES OF SPECIFIC PATIENT NEED, THE  REGISTERED  ESTABLISHMENT
 SHALL MAINTAIN DOCUMENTATION THAT THE TRANSFER IS FOR SUCH PURPOSE;

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09095-01-1

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